They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 590: Do Go On

The old man seated in Carl's chair straightened, his eyes narrowing as she approached. When she reached the

dais, she stopped, lifted her chin, and stared directly at him.

"If you'll excuse me," she said evenly, voice carrying across the room, "this is my seat."

The hall went utterly silent.

The old man’s face darkened, insult dripping from every syllable as he snapped back, "How impudent. Do you

even know who | am, little girl?"

He turned toward Daniel, fury flashing in his eyes. "Daniel, explain this farce. Who is she?"

Daniel bowed slightly, voice oiled with false calm. "PrMinister, forgive the interruption. She is... merely a girl

His Highness took in. She doesn’t know her place. Please, ignore her."

The housekeeper, silent until now, suddenly spoke from the stand. His voice was rough, but it carried.

"That's not true."

All eyes shifted to him.

"She is the First Princess of Riverum, legally recognized, officially adopted. By law, by right, that seat is hers in

His Highness’s absence."

The PrMinister's brows furrowed deeply. He turned his head, eyes sweeping across the higher ranked officials

seated around the hall.

"Is this true?" he demanded.

But not a single one met his gaze. One by one, they looked away, lips pressed tight. Silence stretched like a

noose in the room.

Finally, his sharp eyes landed on Daniel. "Daniel," he asked again, his tone clipped with suspicion, "is this true?

Did His Highness actually adopt this girl?"

He glanced at Nnenna once more, doubt flickering across his face. What ability could she possibly have shown?

Everyone in the castle knew how difficult it was to impress Carl.

The chances of winning his recognition were less than five percent, if that. And yet here she stood, unflinching.

"That's... impossible," the PrMinister muttered under his breath. But even as he said it, he knew he couldn't

be sure. He hadn’t been in Riverum for almost two years, sent away on an assignment that kept him from

knowing the latest changes within the castle.

Not knowing who else to turn to, he asked Daniel again, voice sharper. "Daniel. What is going on here?"

Daniel's jaw tightened. He thought quickly, his mind racing. If this girl is truly acknowledged, then with His

Highness in a coma, she'll inherit authority. She'll rule.

But if we deny her claim... the PrMinister will take over. That would be far better than letting steenager

hold power over a prosperous kingdom as vast as Riverum.

Daniel's lips curled into a practiced sneer. He turned back to the PrMinister and said firmly, "Lord Prime

Minister, it is not the truth. His Highness never adopted this girl."

The hall erupted into murmurs.

Daniel didn’t stop there. His gaze snapped toward the housekeeper, voice sharp like a blade. "And you, how dare

you spread such lies when you yourself are the one responsible for His Highness’s condition? His Highness would

never be absent if not for your treachery. You have no right to speak here. You are the one on trial!"

The hall grew tense, divided eyes darting between the housekeeper, the PrMinister, Daniel, and Nnenna.

"Miss Nnenna, if you would please take a seat," Daniel said, his voice carrying the smooth authority of a man too

sure of himself, "if you truly wish to hear this trial. Otherwise, I'll have you removed from the court. No one here

has tto indulge childish tantrums."

The room froze. All eyes waited for Nnenna’s reaction.

She turned around, her eyes paused in the center of the hall, her calm gaze steady on him. Then, unexpectedly,

she smiled. "Sure. Definitely."

Her simple reply, given without resistance, startled Daniel and even silenced a few whispers. Instead of storming

or demanding her right again, she turned gracefully, walking past the crowded benches. Her steps echoed in the

tense hall until she sat, deliberately, beside the defense table, among the housekeeper’s lawyers.

They exchanged confused glances, clearly unsure what she was planning, but no one dared speak. Their client's

life was hanging by a thread, and the last thing they wanted was to bother with a little girl.

Up on the dais, the PrMinister narrowed his eyes at her, irritation flashing like a blade. Bold, are we? He

shook his head slightly, dismissing her with the arrogance of an elder.

To him, she was nothing but a stubborn child His Highness had picked up out of pity. If she were truly important,

he thought bitterly, he would have heard of her once he got back.

With a curt nod, he gestured for Daniel to continue.

Daniel didn’t waste a moment. "As | was saying," he resumed, his voice steady and confident, "the evidence

against the accused is overwhelming."

One by one, he laid it out. Each piece

heavier than the last, the poisoned

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The hall was dead silent, each servant and attendant hanging on his words.

Nnenna sat perfectly still, her face unreadable, hands folded neatly in her lap. But behind that calm mask, her

mind was sharp, dissecting every word, every movement.

Her choice to sit with the defense was deliberate, and though no one else saw it yet, she had no intention of

letting this trial go the way Daniel and the PrMinister expected.

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silence, the kind that presses against

the skin. All eyes fedcon the(dais"

where the Prine Minister presided,

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Then shifted to the gathered nobility—"About two weeks to today, | ordered a sweep of the kitchens. A pinhole

camera had been installed to monitor staff movements. The footage was reviewed."